by lindaoppenheim | Sep 14, 2023
This full-day program will continue our discussion of the history of slavery in New Jersey with presentations on research sources and methods. Sponsored by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, the program will include panels on three topics: Finding Connections...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 7, 2023
The New Jersey Reparations Council, which the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ) launched on Juneteenth this year, is comprised of nine subject-matter committees who will spend two years diligently studying the Garden State’s unique history of slavery and...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 3, 2023
Make connections and discuss interpretive challenges with the the Northern Slavery Collective (NorSC). NorSC is an organization of museums and historic sites rethinking their current narratives to highlight the stories of those enslaved on our sites. All proceeds...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 3, 2023
Morven invites members of the community to a free virtual listening session. Hear research findings by Historian Sharece Blakney about the lives of people enslaved by the Stockton family (at Morven and other locations) and provide input on future interpretation...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 13, 2023
Many enslaved people took their freedom by running away, as illustrated in this painting by Eastman Johnson, “A Ride for Liberty,” in the Brooklyn Museum. Seeking the return of their valuable property, enslavers took out newspaper advertisements. These...
